Suspense · August 10, 1944 · 29 min · 4,250 words
The transcript of “The Man Who Knew How”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast August 10, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Now, Roma wines present Suspense! Tonight the man who knew how starring Charles Loughton Suspense is presented for your enjoyment by Roma wines. That's R-O-M-A Roma wines.
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SUSPENSE! This is the man in black, here for the Roma wine company of Fresno, California, to introduce this weekly half hour of... SUSPENSE! Tonight from Hollywood, Roma wines bring you a star, Mr. Charles Lawton, And so if Dorothy Elsay is intriguing story of...
...the man who knew how. And with the performance of Charles Lawton as Mr. Pender, a law-abiding citizen of suburban London. We again hope to keep you in... ...suspense! Oh no! You're perfectly welcome, I'm sure.
Thank you. I'm glad to see someone come in, as a matter of fact. Night journeys are always a bit tedious. Don't you think? Well, I suppose it depends upon one's destination. Oh, yes. Would you like a book to read?
I have a copy of Hangman's Holiday here. I found it extremely valuable. Thank you very much. I never read detective stories. So, in adequate, don't you think so? Well, most of them are rather lacking in characterisation and human interest.
But I'm a railway journey, one really has to tell. I wasn't speaking of the character so much. I met the crimes. Bungled, you know. Oh, but I don't feel bad. All this pendant-red-full murder was so incompetent they bore me.
Oh, I say, I think you're quite wrong. The criminals in books are usually a good deal more imaginative and ingenious than murderers in real life. Then the murderers who are found out in real life, yeah.
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